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<div style="position:absolute;top:200;left:295">The Net Tender</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:289;left:295">Newsletter of St. Andrew &amp; St. John Episcopal Church </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:335;left:666">September 2007 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:382;left:301"><b>RECTOR’S REFLECTIONS </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:413;left:301">Recently, several people have suggested that the summer </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:434;left:301">seems to have gone by rather too quickly. These otherwise </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:455;left:301">rational folks seem to be mourning, quite prematurely in my</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:475;left:301">judgment, the passing of the season.  It is tempting to write </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:496;left:301">a lengthy discourse asserting that we have at least three weeks, perhaps a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:517;left:301">month or more of summer weather remaining (the autumnal equinox doesn’t </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:537;left:301">arrive until September 23!). However, with Labor Day upon us, and school </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:558;left:301">already in session on the Yukon River, I am resigned to ponder the coming </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:579;left:301">of autumn and all that it will bring to our community of believers.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:608;left:301">September 16 will be our final service of the year at St. Andrew. What a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:629;left:301">wonderful season of worship we have had in our lovely chapel by the lake!  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:650;left:301">There is something about that beautiful place and the people who gather that </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:671;left:301">seems to shout that the Holy Spirit is alive and well and thriving here! </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:700;left:301">Sad as we are to close St. Andrew for the winter, we rejoice in returning to </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:733;left:58">St. John and the many activities that come with the move. In particular, we look forward to our Sunday Semi-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:754;left:58">nars at 9:00. Our Education Committee has an interesting schedule of programs lined up for the coming sea-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:775;left:58">son. We will look at some church history, perhaps read a few books together, and lean more about the structure </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:796;left:58">and governance of the Episcopal Church.  Please watch the Net Tender and the Sunday bulletin for more infor-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:817;left:58">mation. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:846;left:58">Finally, it was just about a year ago that Pamela and I were called to serve in this incredible Parish.  Every day </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:867;left:58">seems to bring yet another reminder of what a blessing this call has been.  We are so thankful for the love and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:888;left:58">generosity you have shown us.  You are, as one of my favorite nephews would say, awesome! </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:917;left:58">Many Blessings, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:937;left:58"><i>Father Richard </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:972;left:58"><b>CHRISTIAN EDUCATION </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1004;left:58">The Education Committee met on Thursday, August 16th after the mid week service.  Fr. Tardiff, Pamela Van-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1024;left:58">Wechel, Cass Wright, Joan Bromage, and Floy Ervin send congratulations and thank yous to all who made the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1045;left:58">Vacation Bible School a happy and well appreciated event the week of June 25-29. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1073;left:58">We will be continuing with our &#39;Godly Play&#39; program beginning on September 2nd.  Fr. Tardiff has offered to </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1094;left:58">have monthly get togethers with young people on Fridays at 5:30.  The dates and the program have yet to be </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1115;left:58">determined, but it will begin in October.  Fr. Tardif will be sending a letter to possible participants.  Please let </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1136;left:58">us know of young people who might welcome the chance to meet with each other in this great positive way. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1164;left:58">Fr. Tardiff has a full and thoughtful list of suggestions for the adult discussions.  The time between the services </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1185;left:58">on Sunday seems to be a good one. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1213;left:58">We would like to introduce, or to reintroduce, Bible study sessions.  It was suggested that they could take </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1233;left:58">place after the mid week service. Floy Ervin has volunteered to lead at least one of them.  The date and the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1254;left:58">program are not yet set. Please send us your questions and suggestions. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1274;left:58"><i>Floy Ervin </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1421;left:58"><b>BOILER</b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1453;left:58">The new boiler is now installed in St. John, and it was quite a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1473;left:58">process.  Do you know the difference between changing toasters </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1494;left:58">and boilers? About 72 person hours!  I was amazed at the com-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1515;left:58">plexity of the process.  First was the removal of, between 800# </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1535;left:58">and 1000# of cast iron.  Then cleaning up to install the new </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1556;left:58">boiler, which is much smaller and significantly more effi-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1577;left:58">cient.  Once it was set, then came the plumbing, connecting </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1598;left:58">three zones, boiler mate (imagine 60 gallons of hot water that is </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1618;left:58">actually hot!) and other associated pieces of equipment.  The </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1639;left:58">installation cost $8,300, which was approved by the vestry, but </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1660;left:58">had not been budgeted but should pay for itself in 3-5 years in </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1680;left:58">fuel savings. Several have made “additional” donations toward </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1701;left:58">this project and more would certainly be appreciated. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1721;left:58"><i>Ted Bromage </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1772;left:58"><b>FALL TRAINING FOR LAY ASSISTANTS </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1804;left:58">Fr. Richard will hold fall training for those who participate in some way in the worship services---acolytes, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1824;left:58">chalice bearers, ushers, altar guild, and readers. This will be at St. John&#39;s on Saturday, Sept 8th at 9 AM. If you </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1845;left:58">have served in the past, please try to attend. If you&#39;ve thought of participating, come for information and en-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1866;left:58">couragement. We&#39;re hoping that more folks will want to be a part of this ministry. Please call me at 244-5459 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1886;left:58">for info or with any questions. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1906;left:58"><i>Joe Wright</i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:1989;left:328">On Wednesday evening, August 8, members of St. Andrew and St. John </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2010;left:328">Church as well as visitors and friends were treated to a very special musi-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2030;left:328">cal event. We were fortunate to have Douglas A. Beck, Organist-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2051;left:328">Choirmaster at St. Paul&#39;s Episcopal Church in Old Town, Alexandria, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2072;left:328">Virginia as our guest organist. Mr. Beck came to us through the invita-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2092;left:328">tion of Ann and Fred Benson whose home parish is St. Paul&#39;s. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2134;left:328">It was a memorable and delightful musical evening. Mr. Beck began by </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2155;left:328">introducing the program and then interspersed comments about each </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2175;left:328">piece and the composer as he went along. He seemed to relish the oppor-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2196;left:328">tunity to be performing on our 1885 Hook &amp; Hastings Tracker Organ and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2217;left:328">confirmed this at the end of the performance. </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:1948;left:58"><b>ORGAN RECITAL </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2259;left:58">This was also the 10th anniversary of the installation of the organ at St. John&#39;s. It had been built by Hook &amp; </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2280;left:58">Hastings, Boston, for Trinity Methodist Church in Lynn, Massachusetts. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2321;left:58"><i>Editor&#39;s Note: We did have one special visitor that evening -- a local brown bat. It came into the church by </i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2342;left:58"><i>way of the open front door -- it was a warm evening -- and proceeded to make a number of passes around the </i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2363;left:58"><i>church with special attention to the chancel where a number of people had been seated. The bat flew close to </i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2383;left:58"><i>Mr. Beck twice as he played on, not missing a single note. Finally the bat left, to the relief of all, by the same </i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2404;left:58"><i>route by which it came. </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3542;left:690"><b>HAVE YOU </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3570;left:664"><b>REMEMBERED  </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3597;left:689"><b>ST. JOHN’S  </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3625;left:660"><b>IN YOUR WILL? </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2972;left:651"><b>PLEDGE UPDATE </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3000;left:693"><b>AS 7/31/07 </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3037;left:684">Pledged for 2007 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3058;left:715">$110,800 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3079;left:654">Pledges received to date </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3099;left:720">$67,106</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3120;left:649">Is your pledge up to date? </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3162;left:693"><b>INCOME &amp; </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3189;left:659"><b>EXPENDITURES </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3217;left:704"><b>UPDATE </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3245;left:673"><b>AS OF 6/30/07 </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3282;left:683">Budgeted income </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3303;left:715">$151,265 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3324;left:687">Income received </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3344;left:720">$79,220 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3365;left:660">Budgeted expenditures </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3386;left:715">$155,402 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3407;left:674">Actual expenditures </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3427;left:720">$89,696 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3448;left:657">Budgeted surplus/deficit </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3469;left:722">-$4,137 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3489;left:670">Actual surplus/deficit </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3510;left:717">-$10,476 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2609;left:58"><b>YOU&#39;RE INVITED!!!! </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2641;left:58">The&quot; St. John Singers&quot; have been having a summer break--but now they&#39;re looking forward to meeting again, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2661;left:58">and would welcome new singers.   These folks meet weekly to practice the hymns and service music for the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2682;left:58">coming Sunday services.  That way, a few people, not up front, not in robes, but in the pews can provide en-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2703;left:58">couragement  with the tunes so we all feel comfortable singing.  The group is made up of people with &quot;regular&quot; </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2723;left:58">voices, as well as folks with special musical abilities---and they would love to have you join them.  The singers </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2744;left:58">have , in the past, met on Thursday late afternoon, but the day has not been chosen for this year.  Bill Voorhies, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2765;left:58">our organist will welcome a call if you&#39;re interested to participate, or would like further information.  Come</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2786;left:58">and join our different kind of choir!  Bill&#39;s telephone number is 244-9226</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3541;left:58"><b>LOOKING FOR DRIVERS</b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3547;left:371">: Thanks to the Barnes and the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3569;left:58">Wrights for volunteering to bring Barry Pollard to church—can you help </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3589;left:58">also?? There are other parishioners who might need rides either occasionally </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3610;left:58">or regularly, so please give Joan a call (244-3227.) </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2960;left:58"><b>THE SEARCH FOR OUR NEW BISHOP </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2992;left:58">The diocesan search committee has presented the names of three candidates </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3012;left:58">for bishop of the diocese of Maine. There will be an opportunity for all inter-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3033;left:58">ested to attend an evening when these candidates will meet individually with </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3054;left:58">small groups. This meeting is scheduled for Saturday, September 22, 2007 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3074;left:58">from 2-4:30 PM at Peabody Hall, Husson College, Bangor, ME. Folks from </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3095;left:58">St. John&#39;s Church will be carpooling to that event. You may call the church </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3116;left:58">office for details. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3144;left:58">The electing convention will be the 188th Annual Convention of the Diocese </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3165;left:58">of Maine--Friday October 26 and Saturday October 27, 2007. the convention </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3185;left:58">will be held in the Bangor Civic Center, Bangor, ME. The delegates from St. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3206;left:58">John&#39;s, elected at our annual meeting last January are Rita Redfield, Joe </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3227;left:58">Wright, and Margot Haertel, with Frank Barnes and Evelyn Rowland as al-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3248;left:58">ternates. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3276;left:63">To acquaint yourself with these candidates, the best thing to do is to visit the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3296;left:58">diocesan web <a href="http://page---www.diomaine.org" target="_blank">page---www.diomaine.org</a> there you&#39;ll see a link to &quot;search for </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3317;left:58">a new bishop &quot; There are pictures of the three, record of education and ex-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3338;left:58">perience in the church, and essays written in response to several important </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3358;left:58">questions.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3379;left:58"><i>editors</i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3420;left:58"><b>Prayer for the Election of a Bishop </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3448;left:58">Almighty God, giver of every good gift: look graciously on your church, and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3469;left:58">so guide the minds of those who shall choose a bishop for this Diocese, that </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3490;left:58">we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3510;left:58">for our ministries; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2825;left:58"><b>CELEBRATE THE FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS! </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:2857;left:58">On Sunday, October 7, we will celebrate the Feast of St. Francis with special prayers, music, and the blessing </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2877;left:58">of the animals.  Plan on bringing your favorite critter to help us honor and bless these important members of </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2898;left:58">God’s Creation!  We will need lots of help, including treats for animals and their people, as well as several </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:2919;left:58"><i>animal ushers! </i>More details to come! </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4148;left:58"><b>Brett Dohnam Meeting Summary</b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4173;left:58">This meeting between Brett and members of the vestry </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4193;left:58">and steering committee occurred on August 4, 2007 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4214;left:58">beginning at 8:00 a.m. Those in attendance were: Brett </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4235;left:58">Donham, Richard Tardiff, Joan Bromage, Neela Zin-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4256;left:58">ser, Patsy Fogarty, Joe Murphy and Paul Haertel. </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4284;left:70">Brett has consulted with us in the past. The purposes </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4304;left:70">of this meeting were to review our past discussions </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4325;left:70">and work regarding facilities planning, our congrega-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4346;left:70">tion’s input, the vestry approved sketch prepared by </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4367;left:70">architect Chris Glass and, most importantly, our next </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4387;left:70">steps. We were particularly interested in Brett’s sug-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4408;left:70">gestions regarding our planning process; his archi-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4429;left:70">tectural critique of Chris Glass’s sketch; and the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4449;left:70">processes for completing plans and specifications, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4470;left:70">contracting, and project management. We also asked </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4491;left:70">about his experiences in working with other congre-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4511;left:70">gations similar to ours in their efforts to bring their </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4532;left:70">facilities to current needs and standards.  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4560;left:70">Our goals were to re-energize our thinking about our </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4581;left:70">St. John facility and to assure that we have a reason-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4602;left:70">able plan for meeting the current and future needs of </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4623;left:70">our congregation.  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4651;left:70">We had a lively discussion – following are the main </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4671;left:70">points: </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4692;left:70">Based upon all of the input received the following </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4713;left:70">facility needs were identified: </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4733;left:70">- handicapped access and restrooms </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4754;left:70">- rector’s office </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4775;left:70">- improved space for fellowship, Christian education, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4796;left:70">church work and meetings </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4149;left:475">- provisions for adequate storage of tables, chairs, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4170;left:475">teaching aids etc. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4190;left:475">- attention to immediate needs i.e. new furnace and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4211;left:475">nave wall separation  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4239;left:475">An architect should refine the design, possibly      </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4260;left:475">reworking the addition to the east side of our church </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4281;left:475">to make it more welcoming and perhaps making a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4302;left:475">cardboard model for easier visualization of this plan. </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4329;left:475">There has been considerable input to this plan. Dur-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4350;left:475">ing the absence of a full-time rector and our serious </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4371;left:475">concerns about the financial health of our congrega-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4392;left:475">tion leading to a subsequent gift for the continuation </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4412;left:475">of St. Andrew services; there was a hiatus. Also, the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4433;left:475">vestry has approved Glass’s conceptual plan - the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4454;left:475">decision to move ahead with its implementation has </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4474;left:475">not, however, been made by the vestry nor presented </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4495;left:475">to the congregation for further discussion or vote.  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4523;left:475">Brett’s advice was to: </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4544;left:475">- get a design we like </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4565;left:475">- do a reality check on all costs and our capability to </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4585;left:475">raise the funds </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4606;left:475">- do construction drawings and specifications </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4627;left:475">- contract for the work (he is gathering more infor-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4648;left:475">mation on this and will send it to Paul) </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4669;left:475">- with construction supervision, complete the project</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:4696;left:475">Lastly, we expressed our appreciation for Brett’s</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4717;left:475">past and present help and asked if he would be will-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4738;left:475">ing to work with us in the future. He took a copy of </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4759;left:475">the Glass sketch and said he’d give it his input. Fol-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4779;left:475">lowing that, he’ll give serious thought to making a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4800;left:475">proposal for us to consider.</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4821;left:475"><i>Paul Haertel</i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3797;left:58"><b>LOOKING AHEAD </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:3829;left:58">Brett Donham is an architect living and working in the Boston area. He has an affiliation with our parish </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3850;left:58">through his daughter Rachel Wray. She and her husband, Charlie, are members of our church.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3878;left:58">Brett was a very helpful advisor as we began planning for the facilities needs of St. John and his extensive  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3906;left:58">experience in working with other Episcopal churches in the Massachusetts diocese proved invaluable to our </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3926;left:58">early planning efforts. His architectural skills are first rate – and, he is intimately aware of the work of Episco-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3947;left:58">pal churches and the needs of St. John.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3975;left:58">Our recent meeting with him was, as the notes reflect, an exceptional experience for those able to attend. We </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:3996;left:58">will be in contact with Brett in the future. The extent to which he is directly involved will, however, depend </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4017;left:58">upon our congregation’s final decisions regarding a plan for meeting the real needs for additional space at     </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4037;left:58">St. John; and, our decisions to proceed with fund raising, securing the needed funds and approval to proceed </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4058;left:58">with a final design and construction.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4086;left:58">As an aside, I consider Brett to be skilled, knowledgeable and totally aware of the needs of our church (or any </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:4107;left:58">other). If all the stars come into alignment, it would be a real pleasure to work with him in the future. </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6049;left:455">5 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5499;left:58">The church was packed to the gunnels (also &quot;gunwales&quot;) (I would have said &quot;to over-flowing&quot;, which it was, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5520;left:58">but &quot;to the gunnels&quot; sounds so much more appropriate for an island church within &quot;sniffing distance&quot; of the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5540;left:58">Great North Atlantic) with family and with friends, old and new, young and old, from near and as far as New </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5561;left:58">Jersey and Ontario. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5589;left:58">A Eucharist was celebrated, a Diocese of Maine &quot;Rev. Canon Ian Bockus Scholarship&quot; was announced by the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5610;left:58">Bishop*, and a picnic supper was shared by all following the service. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5638;left:58"><i>*The annual scholarship will support candidates for the priesthood who might otherwise be financially pro-</i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5659;left:58"><i>hibited from answering the call to ministry.  It was a total surprise to Ian, rendering him nearly speechless.   </i></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5687;left:58">During the marvelous Eucharist, celebrated by the Rt. Rev. Chilton Knudsen, Bishop of Maine, nuggets of    </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5708;left:58">Fr. Bockus&#39; half-century of ministry were revealed to the throng, and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5728;left:58">sage anecdotes and pearls of wisdom were shared by the Canon.  Attend-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5749;left:58">ing members of his family, from far and even farther, were introduced, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5770;left:58">including &quot;the follow-on Ian Bockus&quot;, the Canon&#39;s grandson.  At the con-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5791;left:58">clusion of the service, under a marquee erected on the church lawn, the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5811;left:58">congregations of St. John and St. Andrews provided a sumptuous parish </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5832;left:58">picnic supper al fresco (and &quot;fresco&quot; it was, with a cool ocean breeze </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5853;left:58">predominating the sunny, late-summer Sunday-on-Maine day) - no little </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5873;left:58">feat with the larger-than-even-anticipated crowd!  Allusions were made </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5894;left:58">by the Bishop to the &quot;loaves and fishes&quot; parable, and as in the Bible </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5915;left:58">story, no one went hungry away! </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5943;left:58">At Fr. Bockus&#39; request, celebratory gifts were, instead, to be dedicated to the St. John&#39;s/St. Andrew&#39;s Rector&#39;s </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5964;left:58">Discretionary Fund - though the Bishop also noted that funds could in future be forwarded to the Diocese, and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5985;left:58">dedicated to the newly-established Rev. Canon Ian Bockus Scholarship fund. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6013;left:58"><i>Michael Gleason, </i>a member of one of Ian&#39;s many previous congregations </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5012;left:538"><b>CELEBRATION OF  </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5044;left:538"><b>IAN BOCKUS’S  </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5076;left:538"><b>50</b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5077;left:569"><b>TH </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:5076;left:598"><b>ANNIVERSARY </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5108;left:538"><b>OF ORDAINED </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5139;left:538"><b>EPISCOPAL MINISTRY </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5316;left:218"><b>at </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5343;left:85"><b>ST. JOHN THE DIVINE </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:5371;left:85"><b>SUNDAY, AUGUST 19 </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7237;left:455">6 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6179;left:58"><b>BEYOND THE PARISH…  </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6218;left:423">The U2charist sponsored primarily by St John’s and St. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6239;left:423">Saviour’s on August 24 was a meaningful and festive event. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6260;left:423">Our beloved liturgy, Bono’s rock music and the focus of the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6280;left:423">millennium goals came together in a seamless presentation. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6301;left:423">As I think about the many powerful images in the power </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6322;left:423">point presentation, I am captivated by two that involve </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6342;left:423">transparency—and the power of transparency. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6384;left:423">As we prepared for the event, we looked into the services of</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6405;left:423">a professional lighting expert. He recommended a sus-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6425;left:423">pended oversized screen and a tarp hung over the stained </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6446;left:423">glass window at St. Saviour’s to block the early evening </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6467;left:423">light. This was prohibitively expensive, so Father Richard </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6487;left:423">created the screen from two pieces of drapery lining mate-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6508;left:58">rial sewn together. This allowed the colors from the “tarpless” window and the setting sun to add beauty and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6529;left:58">poignancy to the screen. Meanwhile the projected words and images were very clear.</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6570;left:58">The images we were seeing and the words we were </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6591;left:58">hearing were all about taking the world we find and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6612;left:58">making it healthier and happier. We do have the power </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6632;left:58">to do that. We can think about our nearly transparent </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6653;left:58">screen and remember that a similar piece of material </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6674;left:58">placed over a child’s bed in a developing nation could </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6694;left:58">prevent the child’s death from malaria. This very inex-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6715;left:58">pensive gift could prevent millions of deaths from this </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6736;left:58">disease in the world we all share. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6777;left:58">Transparency in a presentation can be beautiful and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6798;left:58">transparency in a malaria net can be lifesaving and I </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6819;left:58">hope that we may continue to hope that the barriers that </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6839;left:58">divide people and confound people will become so </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6860;left:58">transparent that they completely disappear. </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6909;left:58"><b>UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:6937;left:58">1.  Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6961;left:58">2.  Achieve universal primary education </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:6985;left:58">3.  Promote gender equality and empower women </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7008;left:58">4.  Reduce child mortality </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7032;left:58">5.  Improve maternal health </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7056;left:58">6.  Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7079;left:58">7.  Ensure environmental sustainability </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7103;left:58">8.  Develop a global partnership for development </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7065;left:598">815 Second Avenue </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7085;left:598">New York, NY 10017 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7106;left:598"><a href="http://www.er-d.org/mdg" target="_blank">www.er-d.org/mdg</a>  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8425;left:455">7 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7361;left:58"><b>VESTRY NOTES </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7393;left:58">Good news abounds from our last vestry meeting held </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7414;left:58">on August 16th.  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7442;left:58">• </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7441;left:85">Three candidates for Diocesan Bishop have been    </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7462;left:85">selected.  They are The Rev. Linda L. Grenz, The </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7483;left:85">Rev. Debra Kissinger and The Rev. Canon </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7504;left:85">Stephen Lane. You can read about them on </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7524;left:85">Maine’s Episcopal website: <a href="http://www.diomaine.org" target="_blank">www.diomaine.org</a></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7545;left:85">and you can meet them on September 22, from</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7566;left:85">2:00 to 4:30 p.m. at Husson College’s Peabody </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7587;left:85">Hall. </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7615;left:85">St. John’s new boiler-mate has finally arrived and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7636;left:85">been installed by H.G. Reed. </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7664;left:85">The sign in front of St. Andrew’s has been fully </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7684;left:85">restored and remounted. The sign is quite impres-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7705;left:85">sive, and if you haven’t seen it, I suggest you take </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7726;left:85">a drive by.  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7755;left:58">• </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7754;left:85">The Quietside Festival, diligently organized by </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7775;left:85">Mary Mitchell, had a net profit of $13,000.  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7803;left:85">Anyone who teaches or works with children at </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7823;left:85">church must take a Safe Church Training. The next </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7844;left:85">offering will be held at St. Mary’s at Northeast </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7865;left:85">Harbor on Saturday, October 13th.  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7893;left:85">As fall is approaching, our Friday night teen ‘pizza </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7914;left:85">and movie’ get togethers will begin again. If you</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7934;left:85">would like to participate, please contact Richard or </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7955;left:85">Joan. The Vestry also considered having a special </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7976;left:85">free ice cream and games day sometime around </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7996;left:85">Labor Day to introduce our neighborhood kids to </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8017;left:85">Richard and Pam. If you would like to help create </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8038;left:85">this fun event, please contact Karen Craig or Rich-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8059;left:85">ard or Joan.  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8087;left:85">Richard announced his vacation dates: he will be </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8107;left:85">gone for the month of November; we wish him</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8128;left:85">happy trails.  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8156;left:85">Finally, if you are a working person and wish to </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8177;left:85">attend a mid-week service, please let Richard or </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8198;left:85">vestry members know what time would be the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8219;left:85">most convenient for you.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8247;left:58">Wishing you Peace and God’s Speed especially to </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8267;left:58">those who are traveling home,  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8288;left:58"><i>Michele Nadder</i>, clerk  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7361;left:555"><b>ST. ANDREW’S  </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7392;left:540"><b>RESTORED SIGN </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:7791;left:468">Our dear Bishop Chilton had passed by St. Andrew </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7812;left:463">many times, but had never been inside.  With Fr. Rich-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7833;left:463">ard, she finally had that tour, and, noticing the forlorn </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7854;left:463">old St. Andrew sign, said she’d sponsor its restora-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7874;left:463">tion.  Chris Peterson bore the brunt of the task, sand-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7895;left:463">ing, filling and painting the background.  Chuck Scott-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7916;left:463">Henderson, of Tidal Graphics, did the lettering, giving </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7936;left:463">us a 50% discount. Bob Winglass donated the pressure </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7957;left:463">treated mounting posts, which Paul Haertel “planted” </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7978;left:463">in the front lawn.  Thanks to all the above for a job </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:7998;left:463">well done.</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8050;left:463"><b>MARK YOUR CALENDARS </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8081;left:463">Church of Our Father is hosting an Ultreya on Friday, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8102;left:463">September 28, at 5:30 p.m.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8123;left:463"><i>Ultreya </i>is a Spanish term meaning persevere, a cry of </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8143;left:463">encouragement. It means “keep on going” or </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8164;left:463">“onward.” A reunion of groups. May also be called a </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8185;left:463">Celebration. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8205;left:463">All are invited, whether or not you’ve attended a Cur-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8226;left:463">sillo weekend.  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9613;left:455">8 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8561;left:113">Birthdays </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8614;left:148"><b>September 1 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8634;left:141">Vesta Kowalski </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8655;left:148"><b>September 6 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8676;left:153">Paul Haertel </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8696;left:148"><b>September 7 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8717;left:149">Sarah Vekasi </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8738;left:143"><b>September 10 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8758;left:141">Sonia Loizeaux </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8779;left:143"><b>September 13 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8800;left:140">Brooke Lindsay </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8821;left:143"><b>September 14 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8841;left:143">Margot Haertel </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8862;left:143"><b>September 18 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8883;left:138">Evelyn Rowland </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8903;left:143"><b>September 20 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8924;left:131">Samuel Lawrence </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8945;left:143"><b>September 21 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8965;left:145">Susan Hazard </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8986;left:143"><b>September 25 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9007;left:138">Georgie Seavey </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9028;left:143"><b>September 26 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9048;left:150">Barry Pollard </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9069;left:143"><b>September 30 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9090;left:153">Alice Downs </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9122;left:124">Wedding</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9161;left:76">Anniversaries </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9209;left:148"><b>September 3 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9230;left:101">Fuzz and Nancy Harrison </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9250;left:148"><b>Septmeber 5 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9271;left:119">Rod and Mary Lucas </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9292;left:143"><b>September 12 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9312;left:109">Spencer and Floy Ervin </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9333;left:143"><b>September 13 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9354;left:140">Robert Burchell </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9375;left:140">Brooke Lindsay </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9395;left:143"><b>September 18 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9416;left:152">Ted Fletcher </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9437;left:158">Ann Kidder</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9457;left:143"><b>September 23 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9478;left:145">Haywood May </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9499;left:146">Vicky Vendrell</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8549;left:382"><b>FROM THE SENIOR WARDEN </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8581;left:382">August at St. Andrew &amp; St. John has been a wonderful time of </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8602;left:382">celebratory worship: </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8644;left:409">The Feast of the Transfiguration, a beautiful “Maine” morning </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8665;left:409">when 18 of us, including some from Church of Our Father, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8685;left:409">gathered on Beech Cliff with Fr. Richard to celebrate Eucha-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8706;left:409">rist rejoicing in the view over Echo Lake to the mountains </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8727;left:409">beyond.  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8755;left:409">The joyful 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Rev. Ian </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8776;left:409">Bockus’ ordination to the priesthood, when family and friends </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8796;left:409">filled the church and the porch outside, and we were privi-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8817;left:409">leged to have Bishop Chilton with us.</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:8845;left:409">The lively and moving U2Charist at St. Saviour’s, where the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8866;left:409">congregation of all ages joined in prayer, sang, and even </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8887;left:409">danced. We prayed that we may discern ways in which to help </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8907;left:409">heal what is broken in our world, working toward the Millen-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8928;left:409">nium Development Goals of the United Nations.  At St. John, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8949;left:409">we will talk with each other about our part in that process.</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:8998;left:382">Each of these services bore special witness to the strength of our </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9019;left:382">faith community to those who passed by that day on the moun-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9040;left:382">tain, on Main Street in Southwest Harbor, on Mount Desert Street </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9060;left:382">in Bar Harbor. May we invite friends and neighbors and strangers </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9081;left:382">to join us in worship and fellowship. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9122;left:382">Our immense thanks to all who have helped in so many ways. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9143;left:382">Cass Wright, in particular, has been planning for the U2Charist </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9164;left:382">since last year. Fr. Richard and the Rev. Jonathan Appleyard as </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9184;left:382">well coordinated this unique island event. Jim Vekasi was “audio </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9205;left:382">consultant.” The Wright’s daughter Julie, and Eric Hopkins, both </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9226;left:382">from St. George’s, York Harbor, shared their talents and their pre-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9247;left:382">vious experience with U2Charist. Hunter, Julie’s son, helped, and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9267;left:382">Joe Wright was “always there.” Cass also was deeply involved in </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9288;left:382">our hosting Ian’s service and celebration—we are so grateful for </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9309;left:382">all her quiet hard work behind the scenes. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9350;left:382">Behind the scenes also, parishioners have gathered to make plans </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9371;left:382">for the fall, discussing “what works for us” in meetings of the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9391;left:382">Christian Education and Music &amp; Worship Committees and in the </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9412;left:382">Vestry. Plans for our important Stewardship efforts will take </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9433;left:382">shape soon. Fr. Richard has put together a worship calendar </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9454;left:382">which outlines our services (for the most part) through much of </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9474;left:382">the church year. Our prayer is that worship, study and fellowship </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9495;left:382">will be meaningful for all ages.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9516;left:382"><i>Joan Bromage</i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10801;left:158">9 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10223;left:504"><b>TAIZE SERVICE  </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10254;left:504"><b>at St. Andrew’s </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10289;left:504">Sunday, September </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10309;left:504">9th, at 5 PM a Taize </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10330;left:504">service will be offered in </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10351;left:504">our lovely and quiet space.    </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10372;left:504">The music will be a gift from</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10392;left:504">Vesta and Fr. Richard, and Vesta&#39;s son Charles, </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10413;left:504">here visiting from Japan.  Taize is always so spe-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10434;left:504">cial at this church, and this will be one of the last</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10454;left:504">2007 services held there, since the building will </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10475;left:504">be closed for the winter just a week later. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10495;left:504"><i>Mimi Barnes </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9737;left:58"><b>ACADIA REGION EPISCOPALIAN + GROUP FUEL PURCHASE</b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9765;left:58">Once again our Island Episcopal churches along with St. Dunstan’s, St. Andrew (Lutheran) Ellsworth, now </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9786;left:58">joined by St. Francis by the Sea, Blue Hill combined for a group purchase of 30,000 gallons of #2 heating oil </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9807;left:58">at a price a bit lower than last year.  Our vendor will again be No Frills Oil Co, who is now providing propane </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9827;left:58">in addition to heating oil.  They continue to offer an 8-cent a gallon discount to members of the above </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9848;left:58">churches, whether for a ”cash” daily buy or prepaid purchase for a season. Just call No Frills (422-9550) and </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9869;left:58">tell them where you worship to get the discount – I think you’ll find them competitive (or better) on propane as </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9889;left:58">well.  If there is anything Sharon Stephenson (St. Saviour’s) and I have learned in negotiating for oil, there </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9910;left:58">seems to be little logic to it!  As we look at the season ahead prices may go up or down, much of it depending </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9931;left:58">on refinery capacity and weather.  More hurricanes, prices go up- few or none, they tend to come down. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:9951;left:58"><i>Ted Bromage</i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:9994;left:58"><b>CONFIRMATION, RECEPTION, RE-AFFIRMATION </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10022;left:58">On Sunday, September 30, we will gather at St. Saviour’s in Bar Harbor at 10:00 AM as the Rt. Reverend </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10042;left:58">Chilton Knudsen presides at a special service.  On that morning, we will stand with our brothers and sisters in </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10063;left:58">Christ who will be making important affirmations of their faith.  For some, this will be Confirmation, their first </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10084;left:58">public affirmation of faith as Christians.  Others will be received into the Episcopal Church from other de-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10105;left:58">nominations.  Still others have chosen this time to make a reaffirmation of their faith and commitment to our </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10125;left:58">Church. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10146;left:58">This will be Bishop Chilton’s final confirmation service with us before she retires.  Please join us for this im-</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10167;left:58">portant celebration. We expect that three to five of our members will be confirmed/received/re-affirmed.  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10187;left:58">Names will be announced soon.  </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10189;left:297"><i>(Note: there will be a single service at 8:00 AM on September 30 at St. John). </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10223;left:58"><b>THANKS TO ALL </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10255;left:58">The success of the Quietside Festival’s Silent Auction was </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10275;left:58">due to the extreme generosity of parishioners, their </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10296;left:58">friends, and the following commercial businesses. Please </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10317;left:58">thank them in person when you patronize them.</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10337;left:58">Acadia Fuels</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10356;left:58">A-Cappella.com</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10375;left:58">Aqua Terra Adventures </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10394;left:58">Bar Harbor Times </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10413;left:58">Bay Ferries -The Cat </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10432;left:58">Cafe This Way</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10451;left:58">Carroll Drug Store </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10470;left:58">Causeway Golf Club </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10489;left:58">Claremont Restaurant &amp; Bar </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10508;left:58">Coastal Energy</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10527;left:58">Curves </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10546;left:58">Dead River Company</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10565;left:58">Deck House and Cabaret</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10584;left:58">Doug Gott &amp; Sons </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10603;left:58">Galyns Restaurant </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10622;left:58">Golden Eye Gallery</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10641;left:58">Grand Rental Station </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10660;left:58">Hamilton Marine </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10679;left:58">Hatched On MDI </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10698;left:58">Jack Russell’s Steak House </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10717;left:58">Kristin Hutchins </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10736;left:58">Kozy Kove Restaurant </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10755;left:58">Maddy’s Diner </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10352;left:274">McDonalds Framing </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10371;left:274">McEachern &amp; Hutchins  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10390;left:274">Morrison Chevrolet </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10409;left:274">Mt. Desert Islander </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10428;left:274">Mt. Desert Oceanarium</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10447;left:274">Nationwide Instructional </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10466;left:274">No Frills Oil </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10485;left:274">Pamela Smith - Massage </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10504;left:274">Therapist </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10523;left:274">Port In A Storm Bookstore </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10542;left:274">Red Sky Restaurant </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10561;left:274">Rinehart  Dining Pavilion</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10580;left:274">Scenic Biplane / Glider Rides </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10599;left:274">SIPS </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10618;left:274">Southwest Cycle Shop </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10637;left:274">Stanley Subaru</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10656;left:274">Tan Turtle Restaurant </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10675;left:274">Total Look Day Spa </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10694;left:274">Under the Dogwood Tree </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10713;left:274">Walls Coal </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10732;left:274">West Marine</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10751;left:274">Westside Florist</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10534;left:504"><b>THANKS TO… </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10543;left:709">Margaret Fletcher</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10565;left:504">for her help in arranging the flowers at St. John’s   </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10586;left:504">during the summer. </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10606;left:504"><i>Susannah Jones </i></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10696;left:504"><b>FARMER’S MARKET... </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10724;left:504">continues to be open each Friday in the church’s </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:10744;left:504">parking lot from 9:00—1:00. </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:11989;left:451">10 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10925;left:45">The Net Tender - </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10936;left:281">September 2007</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:10970;left:49">St. Andrew &amp; St. John Episcopal Church </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:11000;left:45">315 Main Street ● P.O. Box 767 ● Southwest Harbor, ME 04679 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11015;left:45">Phone 207-244-3229 Fax 207-244-3256 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11031;left:45">E-mail: <b><a href="mailto:saints315@verizon.net" target="_blank">saints315@verizon.net</a> </b>/ website: <b><a href="http://www.saintsmdi.org" target="_blank">www.saintsmdi.org</a></b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:11537;left:139"><b>INSIDE: </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:11557;left:68">Anniversaries/Birthdays</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11557;left:249">8 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11575;left:68">Bockus Celebration</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11575;left:249">5 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11592;left:68">Boiler </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11592;left:249">2</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11609;left:68">Christian Education </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11609;left:251">1</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11626;left:68">Confirmation </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11626;left:251">9 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11644;left:68">Looking Ahead</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11644;left:251">4 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11661;left:68">Organ Recital</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11661;left:251">2 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11678;left:68">Quietside Thanks</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11678;left:251">9</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11695;left:68">Rector’s Reflections</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11695;left:251">1 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11713;left:68">Search for New Bishop </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11713;left:251">3</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11730;left:68">Sr. Warden’s Notes</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11730;left:251">8 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11747;left:68">St. Andrew sign</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11747;left:251">7 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11764;left:68">St. John Singers </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11764;left:251">3</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11782;left:68">Taize Service</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11782;left:251">9 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11799;left:68">Training for Lay Assistants 2 </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11816;left:68">U2charist </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11816;left:251">6</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11833;left:68">Vestry Notes</div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11833;left:251">7 </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:11531;left:495"><b>Come Worship with Us</b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:11565;left:506"><b>St. Andrew by the Lake </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:11589;left:586"><b>Sundays </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11612;left:544"><b>September 2, 9, 16 </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11634;left:511">8:00 a.m. — Holy Eucharist </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:11664;left:527"><b>St. John the Divine </b></div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:11688;left:586"><b>Sundays </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11710;left:544"><b>September 2, 9, 16</b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11732;left:506">10:00 a.m. — Holy Eucharist </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11755;left:564"><b>September 23</b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11777;left:481">8:00 &amp; 10:00 a.m.—Holy Eucharist </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11800;left:564"><b>September 30</b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11822;left:523">8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11845;left:577"><b>Thursdays</b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11867;left:511">9:30 a.m. — Holy Eucharist </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11890;left:569"><b>Wednesdays</b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11912;left:484">6:00 a.m. — Contemplative Prayer </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:11885;left:116"><b>Office Hours: </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11905;left:61">Monday · Tuesday · Thursday </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11926;left:93">8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:11102;left:45"><b>Rector </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11120;left:45">The Rev. Richard Tardiff </div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:11141;left:45">244-4037</div>
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<div style="position:absolute;top:11158;left:45"><b>Organist </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11177;left:45">William Voorhies </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11198;left:45"><b>Parish Administrator </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11216;left:45">Michele Daley  </div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11237;left:45"><b>Editors </b></div>
<div style="position:absolute;top:11256;left:45">Mimi &amp; Frank Barnes </div>
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